Chapter Summaries

He Ao confronted Kyle in Kaya City’s Special Observation Room and used Kyle’s fear of death to ask about Chaos. Kyle began recounting how he found Chaos as a wounded child and trained him as a tool.

• Kaya City agents escorted Kyle in an Iron Cage to the airport’s Special Observation Room after the escort team handed him over.
• He Ao contacted Kyle and taunted him about his fear of death and his attempt to escape prison by luring mutated beasts toward the aircraft.
• He Ao offered to protect Kyle from being made to commit suicide in prison if Kyle gave a satisfactory answer about Chaos.
• Kyle said Chaos was a child he found wounded beside a trash can more than ten years earlier, whom he took home and trained as a tool.

He Ao learned how Kyle had abused Chaos and abandoned him after Chaos began drawing ritual formations, then promised to keep Kyle alive in prison. Elsewhere, police intercepted a suspicious freight shipment, while He Ao finished building the Micro Fusion Reactor as he continued modifying the Adam 1 Type armor.

• Kyle told He Ao that he had trained and abused Chaos, used him to help kill Vian's parents, and later abandoned him in the wilderness after suspecting he had received an Evil God's revelation.
• He Ao cut off communication with Kyle and promised that Kyle would not commit suicide in prison if he served his sentence peacefully.
• A truck driver transporting a suspicious shipment received a message about Vian Sir's school tuition discount before police stopped the truck and surrounded the following van.
• He Ao continued modifying the Adam 1 Type armor in his laboratory.
• The Micro Fusion Reactor was completed and carried out of the nuclear laboratory.

He Ao finished a Micro Fusion Reactor for his mecha before learning that thieves had stolen weapons and five Dragon Rider Low-Altitude Fighters from the City Defense Army's armory. He inferred that the theft and the army's offer of protection signaled an outside force was disrupting the balance in Kaya City, and he asked Old Butler for news about the investigation into special-metal customs records.

• He Ao completed a Micro Fusion Reactor that could power his mecha and could be detonated as a miniature nuclear bomb.
• Old Butler told He Ao that thieves had used a forged logistics pass and a virus to steal equipment, including five Dragon Rider Low-Altitude Fighters.
• He Ao learned that the City Defense Army had arrested a negligent official, sealed the city gates, and offered security for his residence.
• He Ao interpreted the army's offer as a gesture of goodwill meant to balance the threat from a force connected to the Nolanka Group, and suspected outside interference.
• He Ao asked Old Butler whether there was news from the investigation into special-metal customs declaration records.

He Ao investigated a seized high-energy battery and used its discovery to direct Eve’s search for smuggled components of large military equipment. Eve’s analysis identified several likely machines, and He Ao focused on the final two possibilities and asked her to trace their components.

• The Old Butler told He Ao that a Nolanka Group truck driver had uncovered a smuggled high-energy battery, and He Ao insisted that the driver receive his reward for helping the Group.
• Danny realized that He Ao had broken with the Board of Directors because he had the support of the Group’s welfare recipients.
• He Ao told Eve to prioritize searches for components of small airborne warships, Mecha, and fighter aircraft rather than small weapons.
• After Eve found no evidence that complete large machines had been smuggled in, He Ao authorized her to compare customs records with disassembled equipment models from the Military Industrial Consortium Alliance’s database.
• Eve produced a report listing likely smuggled components and the equipment they could form, and He Ao asked her to trace the movements of the components linked to the final two possibilities.

Yalide tried to recruit Mr. Flock into a plot to kill Vian, revealing a hidden weapon and explaining how he planned to lure Vian out of his protected residence. Mr. Flock learned that Kyle and his adopted son Chaos were in Kaya City, leaving Vian facing what Yalide called a dead-end game.

• Mr. Flock met Yalide, who praised his past work for Nolanka Group and urged him to seek the Chairman position to protect his family.
• Mr. Flock rejected Yalide's offer, but followed him underground after Yalide hinted he had something more valuable to show.
• Yalide showed Mr. Flock a basement stocked with weapons and a huge mechanical construct intended to kill Vian.
• Mr. Flock questioned whether the plan could overcome the City Defense Army's protection, and Yalide said Vian would be lured away from his villa.
• Yalide revealed that Kyle, who killed Vian's parents, had arrived in Kaya City with his adopted son Chaos, and argued Vian would be forced to pursue them.

Chaos entered a gun-filled building in Yenolei District, where he planned to arm the desperate Homeless Men, and confronted He Ao. After Chaos attacked, He Ao activated his Mecha armor and Overclock, and the two exchanged punches.

• Chaos spoke with a truck driver about the Nolanka Group’s improved benefits before disappearing into the Rain Curtain.
• Chaos walked through Yenolei District and entered a building where Homeless Men sought shelter.
• He Ao arrived and challenged Chaos’s plan to distribute the guns stored in the building.
• Chaos attacked He Ao, who used Super Memory and donned his Mecha armor to withstand the blows.
• He Ao activated Overclock and exchanged a powerful punch with Chaos.

He Ao fought Chaos and the Seraph Mech in the rain, pushing the damaged Adam Type 2 beyond its limits as his Super Memory’s cost and the mech’s overclocking strain mounted. After Seraph struck at him while he appeared disabled, He Ao began a 200% overclock.

• Seraph fired its Super Electromagnetic Cannon at He Ao, who dodged and charged toward its cockpit.
• Chaos ambushed He Ao and used his Paranoiac ability to make him reluctant to dodge, but He Ao resisted and burned Chaos with his Laser Cannon.
• He Ao pinned Chaos to Seraph while Seraph attacked with its remaining cannons; He Ao cut off one of its mechanical fingers.
• Chaos gained the upper hand with Seraph’s support and punched He Ao off the mech.
• As Seraph raised its sword to strike the motionless He Ao, Chaos shouted for it to stop, but He Ao’s thrusters flared and he overclocked the Adam Type 2 to 200%.

He Ao defeated Seraph and Chaos, then uncovered Yalide’s role in the criminal group’s plans to throw Kaya City into chaos. Injured and with Adam Type 2 nearly destroyed, he found the group’s Hell Apostle mech and took control of it, leaving one Micro Fusion Reactor remaining before the instance ended.

• He Ao severed Seraph’s wrist, used its blade to destroy the mech, then killed Chaos with an overclocked Plasma Cannon.
• As Chaos died, He Ao recognized him as the beggar from Vian’s childhood and rejected his claim that changing the world was not worth the sacrifice.
• He Ao concluded that Yalide was a powerful Follower of the God of Chaos and a core member of the criminal group behind the Norde Bank theft and the planned unrest.
• He Ao entered the group’s underground base, killed the armed guards, and found the Hell Apostle mech with an empty battery compartment.
• He Ao connected Hell Apostle’s energy systems to Adam Type 2 and told Eve to take control of the mech.
• He Ao determined that Chaos and Yalide had intended to arm the Homeless Men and use Seraph and Hell Apostle to overwhelm Kaya City, but their plan had failed.

He Ao fought Yalide in the Hell Apostle while Flock secured the support of Nolanka Group directors for a takeover. The chapter ended with someone entering the meeting and opposing Flock, as He Ao questioned Yalide about his plan for Kaya City.

• He Ao used Eve to take control of the Hell Apostle, broke through the hatch, and confronted Yalide.
• Flock offered Nolanka Group directors a public listing and shared authority in exchange for their support in removing Vian’s people.
• The directors agreed to Flock’s proposal until a weak voice entered and declared, “I disagree.”
• He Ao and Yalide fought fiercely, with He Ao using the Hell Apostle’s flexible weapons to wound Yalide despite taking damage himself.
• He Ao asked Yalide whether he planned to throw Kaya City into chaos to please the God of Chaos.

He Ao killed Yalide, forced the Nolanka Group elders to sign over their shares, and shot them when they tried to kill him. He died after returning to the Old Butler, leaving Vian’s name and cause to carry on as the chapter ended with his return to the original world.

• Yalide used his emblem to stir violence across Kaya City, but He Ao suppressed the effect and fought him in the Hell Apostle.
• He Ao fired the Hell Apostle’s Electromagnetic Cannon at 500% reactor output, killing Yalide and destroying the Mecha while he survived the fall in the damaged Adam Type 2.
• He Ao entered the tavern meeting, announced that the Fusion Reactor was a nuclear bomb, and made the Nolanka Group elders sign electronic contracts selling their shares.
• Flock and the elders drew hidden pistols and agreed to shoot He Ao together, but He Ao turned and shot them first.
• He Ao left the tavern and told the Old Butler that it was over, then died in his arms as Lina picked up the fallen mask.
• The news reported Christos’s lead in the Dawn City mayoral election as an ambulance arrived and He Ao returned to the original world.

Maro abandoned a planned robbery after hearing that Nolanka Group was hiring homeless people and secured work, meals, and lodging. Meanwhile, Danny sought a way to preserve Vian Sir’s body, and Igarie and Selina discussed changes in Kaya City and Dawn City.

• Maro followed two Homeless Men to Nolanka Group’s hiring line instead of robbing a woman, then signed up for construction work after learning the job included food, lodging, insurance, and regular hours.
• Danny asked Doctor Ike to preserve Vian Sir’s body after learning Vian’s soul had dissipated, and Doctor Ike suggested a frozen Hibernation Pod while trying to contact Roger, a researcher in Dawn City.
• Igarie told Selina that Annie had begun teaching preparatory classes and that she would teach the next day.
• Igarie told Selina about the conflict within Nolanka Group and its Chairman’s worker-benefiting reforms, while Selina listened and reflected on the changing world.

He Ao received an SS overall evaluation for destroying the Chaos Criminal Group, reforming Kaya City, and securing Nolanka Group, then chose a reward that he could repair and reuse. A piercing alarm sounded outside the door before he could collect it.

• He Ao reviewed his mission evaluations and concluded that the first Main Mission rewarded difficulty while the second rewarded lasting solutions.
• He Ao saw that his player authority progress had risen to 17/38 after earning nine S-ranks.
• The reward system offered three D-Rank choices after an exceptionally powerful critical hit.
• He Ao chose Adam 1 Type with three high-energy compressed batteries because he could repair the mech using its blueprints and manufacturing knowledge.
• A piercing alarm suddenly sounded outside He Ao's door.

He Ao and Liu Nan reached the deck after learning that pirates were approaching their cruise ship. The pirates rejected Yang De’s claim that the ship had paid the Arano Coastline Defense Force and prepared to board.

• Liu Nan told He Ao that pirates were approaching, and they hurried to the deck.
• He Ao, Liu Nan, and the others saw several speedboats carrying armed pirates closing in on the cruise ship.
• The Orator explained that Alano’s warlords controlled the sea route and that the Arano Coastline Defense Force charged ships for safe passage.
• Yang De told the pirates through an interpreter that the ship had paid the Arano Coastline Defense Force’s toll.
• The pirates said they were Free Sailors, not the Coastline Defense Force, and announced that they were coming aboard.

Pirates tried to extort Yang De’s ship, while the Five-Colored Ring’s charm caused them to single out He Ao. Yang De and He Ao prepared a counterattack, and He Ao fired at the pirates guarding the fishing-net boats.

• The Orator explained that the Arano Free Sailor used fishing nets and reinforcements to trap ships, so Yang De offered the pirates a toll.
• The pirates demanded He Ao and the women beside him, and the Orator realized they wanted He Ao because of the Five-Colored Ring’s charm.
• Yang De recognized the pirates were stalling, ordered everyone to retreat, and slid pistols to He Ao and Liu Nan.
• He Ao and Liu Nan took the guns and moved toward the stern as the pirates boarded and opened fire.
• He Ao aimed past the pirate approaching him and fired at the men guarding the fishing-net boats.

He Ao killed the pirates threatening the cruise ship and helped Liu Nan fend off an ambush, while the ship’s extraordinary fighters battled the remaining attackers. The last pirate near the propellers died, and Liu Nan retched after killing him.

• He Ao killed the pirates guarding the fishing-net speedboats and found that they had been preparing to attack the passengers rather than take hostages.
• He Ao shot a pirate aiming at Liu Nan and killed two more pirates who raised their guns from the speedboats.
• Liu Nan noticed the remaining pirate aiming a fishing net launcher at the cruise ship’s propellers, and He Ao used telekinesis to remove its trigger.
• The remaining pirate aimed his submachine gun at He Ao, and Liu Nan shot him before He Ao could intervene.
• Liu Nan dry-heaved after realizing she had killed a person, while Yang De and the other extraordinary beings fought the pirates on deck.

He Ao helped defeat the pirates aboard the ship and discussed contract work with Yang De. After the survivors were secured, Yang De and the Youth realized the pirates had exposed their disguise and contacted the Research Institute.

• He Ao shot a pirate who was about to attack Underpants Superman, then helped the crew defeat the remaining pirates.
• Yang De ordered the fleeing pirates captured, and the crew counted forty-seven pirates, with thirty-nine dead and fifteen alive.
• He Ao helped dispose of the bodies and told Yang De that people could grow accustomed to killing when necessary.
• Yang De invited He Ao to join the Overseas Department, and He Ao asked about outsourced assignments before agreeing to add Yang De as a friend.
• The Youth told Yang De that Orator had gathered information from the pirates, and Yang De suspected she had advanced in the ruins.
• The Youth confirmed he had sniped the watchers behind them, and Yang De told him to contact the Research Institute because their disguise was likely exposed.

He Ao registered the Adam 1 mech and went to dinner, where Orator told him the pirates had been ordered to kill everyone aboard the cruise ship. After Orator said the ship had left the waters near Alano, Yang De summoned He Ao to the captain’s cabin with an emergency message.

• He Ao registered his biological information with the Adam 1 mech and considered adapting Eve’s code for its processor.
• He Ao went to the restaurant and ate with Orator, who had returned from interrogating the pirates.
• Orator told He Ao that the Free Sailors had sent seven speedboats and over forty people to kill everyone aboard the cruise ship, acting on orders from their boss, Balan.
• Orator said the pirates’ mothership had been nearby but that the pirates likely would not pursue the cruise ship after it left the waters near Alano.
• Yang De messaged He Ao and told him to come to the captain’s cabin because of an emergency.

He Ao accepted Yang De’s request to investigate a distress signal and led a four-person squad toward a cruise ship surrounded by pirates. After He Ao’s team wiped out the pirates, they boarded the eerily silent ship to investigate.

• Yang De asked He Ao to lead a reconnaissance mission to a distress signal’s coordinates and offered him five hundred points; He Ao accepted.
• He Ao’s squad formed with Ye Feng, Underpants Superman, and Orator, then traveled by speedboat toward the cruise ship.
• The squad spotted pirates circling the ship, and the pirates opened fire when they approached.
• He Ao calibrated his gun and killed the pirates aboard all three speedboats in a rapid burst of fire.
• He Ao left Orator behind to guard the speedboat and climbed aboard the silent cruise ship with Ye Feng and Underpants Superman.

He Ao, Ye Feng, and Underpants Superman searched a deserted cruise ship and fought off mutated sharks that had lured them with cries. After Underpants Superman spotted a treasure chest, He Ao was drawn toward it by voices promising wealth and power.

• He Ao found dried blood aboard the ship and led Ye Feng and Underpants Superman through the cabins, where they discovered signs that the passengers had been taken away.
• The three heard a little girl crying below deck, found moisture on the floor, and encountered a shark-like monster that He Ao cut down to save Ye Feng.
• More mutated sharks rushed from cabin doors, and He Ao and Ye Feng killed them while protecting Underpants Superman.
• Ye Feng recognized the sharks as monsters like those in ruins, and He Ao concluded that they had been placed aboard the ship deliberately.
• Underpants Superman spotted a red-and-gold treasure chest, and He Ao approached it after hearing voices promise him endless wealth and rule over the world.

He Ao rescued a Little Girl from an explosive trap aboard a pirate cruise ship and escaped with Ye Feng and Underpants Superman. As they returned toward the Research Institute's cruise ship, He Ao spotted helicopters approaching and realized the enemy might be launching an attack.

• He Ao resisted the Pirate Treasure Chest's bewitching influence and put it away before the group investigated the ballroom.
• He Ao prepared an escape route, then entered the ballroom and found a Little Girl tied up amid a countdown-triggered pile of explosives.
• He Ao rescued the Little Girl and escaped the exploding cruise ship in Adam 1 Type, while Ye Feng and Underpants Superman reached Orator's speedboat.
• He Ao explained that the cruise ship had been designed as a layered trap to eliminate the Research Institute's elite forces.
• He Ao noticed helicopters approaching the Research Institute's cruise ship and warned that the enemy might be taking advantage of their supposed weakened state.